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Wilbur Menke 1923 - 1985

Wilbur Menke of Newburgh, Orange County, NY was born on August 23, 1923, and died at age 61 years old in April 1985.

Wilbur Menke

Newburgh, Orange County, NY 12550

August 23, 1923

April 1985

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August 23, 1923

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1985

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April 1985

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Wilbur Menke lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.

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In 1923, in the year that Wilbur Menke was born, Harlem's Cotton Club opened in New York City. Owned by a bootlegger and gangster, it was a 700 seat speakeasy that catered to a "white only" clientele. But most of the entertainers were African-American and featured some of the best entertainers of the time such as Lena Horne, the Nicholas Brothers, Ethel Waters, and Cab Calloway.

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In 1944, Wilbur was 21 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.

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